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Intercollegiate athletics, intramurals, and recreation for the students, staff, and faculty are the primary programs of the UMass Boston Department of Athletics.

The department offers 18 varsity sports and is a member of the NCAA's Division III.

UMass Boston, known by their nickname: the Beacons, has teams competing in the ECAC, the Little East Conference, and ECAC East Ice Hockey.

The Beacons have been named All-Americans 93 times in seven sports.

The women's indoor and outdoor track & field teams have won four NCAA team championships and 38 NCAA individual championships.

In the years 1999 through 2006 the National Consortium for Academics and Sports named the Department of Athletics at UMass Boston first in the country for community service.

The department is also recognized as a leader in community service by NADIIIAA-Jostens Community Service.